Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (129 page)

(It's) time to shove off
.
Go to (I) have to shove off.

(It's) time to split
.
Go to (It's) time to run.

It's time we should be going
.
a statement made by one member of a pair (or group) of guests to the other member(s). (Typically, a way for a husband or wife to signal the other spouse that it is time to leave.)
Mr. Franklin looked at his wife and said softly, “It's time we should be going.
”
T
OM
: Well, I suppose it's time we should be going. M
ARY
: Yes, we really should. A
LICE
: So early?

(It's) time we were going
.
It's time for us to go. (Also in other persons. See also (It's) time I left.)
It's time we were going. It's really late
.
It's late, and it's time we were going.

It's written all over
one's
face
.
One's face reveals everything about a particular matter.
Q: How did you know what naughty little
thing I got away with at work today? A: It's written all over your face.
You must have some good news for us. It's written all over your face.

It's you
!
It suits you perfectly.; It is just your style.
J
OHN
(trying on jacket): How does this look? S
ALLY
: It's you!
S
UE
: I'm taking a job with the candy company. I'll be managing a store on Maple Street. M
ARY
: It's you! It's you!

It's your funeral
.
If that is what you are going to do, you will have to endure the consequences.
T
OM
: I'm going to call in sick and go to the ball game instead of to work today. M
ARY
: Go ahead. It's your funeral
.
B
ILL
: I'm going to take my car to the racetrack and see if I can race against someone. S
UE
: It's your funeral.

It's yours
!
As you requested, it is now yours!; You are getting what you want!
B
OB
: I really think I would like to have the red one. C
LERK
: It's yours!
T
OM
: I really want to read that book you've been reading. It looks very interesting. B
OB
: Here, it's yours! I'm finished with it.